Question

One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town．Suddenly the bag________from his horse onto the road．He did not know________to do about it because it was________heavy for him to lift the bag by himself．He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and________him a hand．

  Just at this moment a man_______a horse came up to him．But the farmer’s heart________when he saw who he was．It was the great man living________．The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him to come along and help him．He couldn’t ask such a great man to help him．But to his________，the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer．He said to the farmer，“I see you________help，friend．How good it is that I’m here just at the right time．”Then he took one end of the bag，and the farmer the other．They together raised it and put it on the horse．

  “Sir，”asked the farmer，“how can I pay you？”

  “It’s quite easy．”the great man replied with______．“Whenever you see anyone else in trouble，do the same for him．”

1.A．fall      B．fell       C．falling  D．fallen

2.A．what      B．how        C．that     D．it

3.A．very      B．so         C．quite    D．too

4.A．lend      B．ask        C．borrow   D．gave

5.A．riding    B．ride       C．rode     D．rides

6.A．falls     B．sinks      C．sank     D．rose

7.A．nearby    B．hard       C．nearly   D．hardly

8.A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises

9.A．needs     B．need       C．to need  D．needed

10.A．smiles   B．smile      C．a smile  D．an smile

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

1.C、D为非谓语动词，不能作谓语，所以排除C、D；同时由上下文可知应用一般过去时，故选B。

2.该空白处应填连接代词what，同后边的动词不定式一起作know的宾语，表示“不知所措”。what和to do有逻辑上的动宾关系。

3.“It is／was+too+aaj．+to do sth”是固定结构，故选D。

4.lend／give sb a hand是动词短语，意为“帮助某人”。该句宾语从句用的是过去将来时态，助动词would后需跟动词原形构成谓语，而D项gave是动词的过去式，故选A。

5.从句型结构上看，此空应填riding，为现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰主语man，表示主动意义。其他三个选项填入后不符合语法要求。

6.A、B项的动词为一般现在时，与全文叙述故事所用的时态不符，应排除。C、D选项的动词虽然都是过去时态，但sank意为“下落”，rose意为“升高”，sank符合句意。故选C。

7.根据句意可知A项正确。

8.to one’s surprise是固定短语，意为“令某人吃惊的是”，故选C。

9.分析该句可知，填入空格中的部分在句中作宾语补足语，比较四个答案，只有B符合要求，故选B。

10.with a smile是一个固定的介词短语，意为“微笑着”。故选C。